The U.S.S. Albacore, a submarine used by the U.S. Navy during World War II, sank near Japan almost eight decades ago. Yesterday, the Navy confirmed the discovery of the submarine’s wreckage off the coast of Japan.
The Albacore sank 13 Japanese ships during WWII, ranking her as one of the most successful submarines against enemy combatants.
However, the vessel struck a mine and sunk on Nov. 7, 1944, killing all 85 U.S. sailors aboard, including one from Delaware, Burton Paul Johnson.
